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Person Shows The World How To Respond To Anti-Abortionists If They Call You A ‘Murderer’

Abortion is a divisive topic, something that we’ve covered exhaustively here at Bored Panda. It is one of those things that people will never be able to really agree on. The chances of one ‘side’ changing their minds and being convinced by the arguments of the other are incredibly slim.

Still, there are effective and respectful ways of making your point about unwanted pregnancies, and anonymously contacting a person to call them a murderer is not one of them. Neither is camping out in front of Planned Parenthood to shout anti-abortion abuse at women getting check-ups.

This exchange, originally shared by the Insufferably Intolerant Science Nerd shows two vastly different methods of stating one’s position on abortion laws and ethics; we will leave it up to you to decide which is the most effective. If nothing else, the reasoned, thorough pro-abortion response perfectly puts into words what many people feel about so-called ‘pro-lifers’ and completely confounds the unsolicited, abusive accusations. Perhaps it could be one of the best comebacks to try if you ever find yourself harangued by placard-waving nutjobs at your local sexual health clinic?

Here’s what people had to say about the testy exchange

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No, they don't even think of women. Women have no place in their lives. It's about having some uninformed opinion that must be forced upon everyone. This is about bigotry and self-proclaimed rules that everyone has to follow because their belief, their religion is the only one that's right. These are the same people that say that matrimonial rape doesn't exist, the people that have no problems with the deathpenalty, the people that think if you're poor and sick, you just should die but you sure aren't entitled to medical care.

Agreed. If they were truly anti-abortion then they would support free and easy access to contraceptives for both genders and make sure people knew how to use them. No woman who wasn't pregnant ever had an abortion.

@Uwe Theis, healthcare is a right in every developed country. No it is NOT. Alone by the logic of the juridical system. So, you have the right to be treated by me? Nope. You have the right the community pays for your treatment? Nope. Your positive right to be treated by a doctor would be a duty for the doctor.Try coming out of your sociology bubble and try a little research about positive and negative rights. I recommend Jellinek.

As a Christian, I can tell you it's not a punishment to get pregnant. It's a natural consequence of somebody's decision making, whether intentional or not. It ultimately comes down to the same issue as homosexuality, affairs among married people, premarital sex, murder, theft, lying; it all boils down to a lack of Godly fear. Creator of the universe gave us the manual on how things are supposed to be done, and for millenia we've been doing everything we can to deny His existence and His authority over us. That's all issues like this have ever been.

https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/sfl/ "Sanctuaries for Life (SFL) is a pregnancy support program that works to build a network of medical, tangible, emotional and spiritual assistance to women that make a life-affirming decision after facing an unintended pregnancy. This is accomplished through coordinating affordable prenatal/ labor delivery care, and linking to other support services such as food, rental/utility assistance, housing, mentoring, etc."
http://www.gabrielproject.org/index.html "The Gabriel Project® offers hope and assistance to any woman experiencing a crisis pregnancy. We respect all life and see the birth of each child as a fresh expression of the unfailing love of God. Our concern is not only for the unborn child, but also for each and every mother in need."
Just sayin'

Yes, all the men and WOMEN sit around a table, rubbing their hands thinking "how can we control women's bodies" *rolls eyes*. FFS, how about they actually believe life begins at conception? Why do you think it's a goddamn conspiracy?

Why they stop thinking about life when its born? Life doesn't stop there but "pro-lifers" stop at that point. So it is pretty obvious that they give a shit about the baby, they only want to controll women.

its not about control of women its about protecting potential life...why does the usa protect eagle eggy but not babies?pls explain im serious how we gonna defend protecting bald eagle eggs but are ok with murdering babies

If ""Pro-lifers" are not really pro-life, they're pro-birth", then it stands to reason that pro-choicers aren't really pro-choice, they're pro-murder.
The only "control" involved is controlling the right of a baby to live. Has zero to do with controlling women, that's typical liberal rhetoric.

Pro-life people are scary. Some of them actually attack people who perform abortions, doctors and patients. how is that Pro life? Does pro life care about children when they are already born but not wanted for any reason at all (isn't there too many people in the world already? We are overpopulated!). Do they care about life of children who are born, wanted but sick or poor? Do they donate? Also, if they are so so so for life, do they respect every life? Every cat, puppy, spider, tree, every plant, in general living creatures? Or their lives don't matter, just human, and by that I mean humans who aren't even born yet. Becaise those that are born obviously don't matter.

Because what about the frozen embryos? People can discard their embryos when they've had their children. If life begins at conception, why are pro-lifers not protesting this? Because the embryos aren't inside a woman who needs to be controlled.

Why is this the mantra of the pro lifers? Why the fuck is it the responsibility of the person who says "Don't have premarital sex, don't have kids you can't care for etc", why is it THEIR responsibility to care for the kid they told you not to have in the first place? I'm personally pro choice, but I fucking hate the dishonesty of pro lifers on the whole.

Because life matters, people shouldn't get pregnant, if you respect life, why to have sex without resbonsability? And then take the life of the baby? People keep dong it, and then they go for abortion, that's scary.

No, Hunter got downvoted because the evidence is literally available anywhere they look, all around them, easily available without too much trouble, and yet they smugly ask for evidence. Hunter got downvoted because apparently Hunter didn't read the fucking post. Hunter got downvoted because Hunter wouldn't listen anyway.

I am pro choice. I don’t like abortion, and here’s the but, but it has been around since women started having babies. In some cultures, yes even today, a pregnancy is carried out then the unwanted child is either killed or exposed to the elements to die. Yes there are some pro life places that give a pregnant woman support. The problem is we don’t hear about them and they are too few we too little support. I don’t believe in abortion being just another birth control method for that wild night you didn’t use protection. If you think of abortion like that you need to look for better birth control or even a permanent solution if you don’t want children. I would a woman had a safe place to terminate a pregnancy. Most women are not murderers and to scream that at women is beyond words. I weep for the society that doesn’t care for the young it forces women to bear.

They should think about better future before having sex, Don't you think? I hate the fact that we have to finish with the life of babies just because we can't stop fornicating (in most of the cases) or not taking responsability in the case of married people.

The DREAM of everyone who supports a woman's right to choose is that there will be a day when abortion is not needed. It's not an easy choice. Nobody is happy about it. Perhaps one day there will be perfect birth control and contraception -- and access for all, no rape or incest, well-informed people of all ages. But until then, we must fight for the right of a woman to choose.

No, they don't even think of women. Women have no place in their lives. It's about having some uninformed opinion that must be forced upon everyone. This is about bigotry and self-proclaimed rules that everyone has to follow because their belief, their religion is the only one that's right. These are the same people that say that matrimonial rape doesn't exist, the people that have no problems with the deathpenalty, the people that think if you're poor and sick, you just should die but you sure aren't entitled to medical care.

Agreed. If they were truly anti-abortion then they would support free and easy access to contraceptives for both genders and make sure people knew how to use them. No woman who wasn't pregnant ever had an abortion.

@Uwe Theis, healthcare is a right in every developed country. No it is NOT. Alone by the logic of the juridical system. So, you have the right to be treated by me? Nope. You have the right the community pays for your treatment? Nope. Your positive right to be treated by a doctor would be a duty for the doctor.Try coming out of your sociology bubble and try a little research about positive and negative rights. I recommend Jellinek.

As a Christian, I can tell you it's not a punishment to get pregnant. It's a natural consequence of somebody's decision making, whether intentional or not. It ultimately comes down to the same issue as homosexuality, affairs among married people, premarital sex, murder, theft, lying; it all boils down to a lack of Godly fear. Creator of the universe gave us the manual on how things are supposed to be done, and for millenia we've been doing everything we can to deny His existence and His authority over us. That's all issues like this have ever been.

https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/sfl/ "Sanctuaries for Life (SFL) is a pregnancy support program that works to build a network of medical, tangible, emotional and spiritual assistance to women that make a life-affirming decision after facing an unintended pregnancy. This is accomplished through coordinating affordable prenatal/ labor delivery care, and linking to other support services such as food, rental/utility assistance, housing, mentoring, etc."
http://www.gabrielproject.org/index.html "The Gabriel Project® offers hope and assistance to any woman experiencing a crisis pregnancy. We respect all life and see the birth of each child as a fresh expression of the unfailing love of God. Our concern is not only for the unborn child, but also for each and every mother in need."
Just sayin'

Yes, all the men and WOMEN sit around a table, rubbing their hands thinking "how can we control women's bodies" *rolls eyes*. FFS, how about they actually believe life begins at conception? Why do you think it's a goddamn conspiracy?

Why they stop thinking about life when its born? Life doesn't stop there but "pro-lifers" stop at that point. So it is pretty obvious that they give a shit about the baby, they only want to controll women.

its not about control of women its about protecting potential life...why does the usa protect eagle eggy but not babies?pls explain im serious how we gonna defend protecting bald eagle eggs but are ok with murdering babies

If ""Pro-lifers" are not really pro-life, they're pro-birth", then it stands to reason that pro-choicers aren't really pro-choice, they're pro-murder.
The only "control" involved is controlling the right of a baby to live. Has zero to do with controlling women, that's typical liberal rhetoric.

Pro-life people are scary. Some of them actually attack people who perform abortions, doctors and patients. how is that Pro life? Does pro life care about children when they are already born but not wanted for any reason at all (isn't there too many people in the world already? We are overpopulated!). Do they care about life of children who are born, wanted but sick or poor? Do they donate? Also, if they are so so so for life, do they respect every life? Every cat, puppy, spider, tree, every plant, in general living creatures? Or their lives don't matter, just human, and by that I mean humans who aren't even born yet. Becaise those that are born obviously don't matter.

Because what about the frozen embryos? People can discard their embryos when they've had their children. If life begins at conception, why are pro-lifers not protesting this? Because the embryos aren't inside a woman who needs to be controlled.

Why is this the mantra of the pro lifers? Why the fuck is it the responsibility of the person who says "Don't have premarital sex, don't have kids you can't care for etc", why is it THEIR responsibility to care for the kid they told you not to have in the first place? I'm personally pro choice, but I fucking hate the dishonesty of pro lifers on the whole.

Because life matters, people shouldn't get pregnant, if you respect life, why to have sex without resbonsability? And then take the life of the baby? People keep dong it, and then they go for abortion, that's scary.

No, Hunter got downvoted because the evidence is literally available anywhere they look, all around them, easily available without too much trouble, and yet they smugly ask for evidence. Hunter got downvoted because apparently Hunter didn't read the fucking post. Hunter got downvoted because Hunter wouldn't listen anyway.

I am pro choice. I don’t like abortion, and here’s the but, but it has been around since women started having babies. In some cultures, yes even today, a pregnancy is carried out then the unwanted child is either killed or exposed to the elements to die. Yes there are some pro life places that give a pregnant woman support. The problem is we don’t hear about them and they are too few we too little support. I don’t believe in abortion being just another birth control method for that wild night you didn’t use protection. If you think of abortion like that you need to look for better birth control or even a permanent solution if you don’t want children. I would a woman had a safe place to terminate a pregnancy. Most women are not murderers and to scream that at women is beyond words. I weep for the society that doesn’t care for the young it forces women to bear.

They should think about better future before having sex, Don't you think? I hate the fact that we have to finish with the life of babies just because we can't stop fornicating (in most of the cases) or not taking responsability in the case of married people.

The DREAM of everyone who supports a woman's right to choose is that there will be a day when abortion is not needed. It's not an easy choice. Nobody is happy about it. Perhaps one day there will be perfect birth control and contraception -- and access for all, no rape or incest, well-informed people of all ages. But until then, we must fight for the right of a woman to choose.